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U.S. stock futures dip after Friday’s record highs, even as ‘the market has learned to thrive in ambiguity’ – MarketWatch

U.S. stock futures dip after Friday’s record highs, even as ‘the market has learned to thrive in ambiguity’  MarketWatch Stock futures are little changed after Dow, S&P 500 hit fresh records: Live updates  CNBC Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures see slight pullback from week of record highs for major gauges  Yahoo Finance Markets hit record highs as ‘Fomo’ infects investors  Financial Times Three major …

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Longer-Term Treasury Yields & Mortgage Rates Jump after Rate Cut, Yield Curve Steepens, Bond Market Gets Edgy

Longer-Term Treasury Yields & Mortgage Rates Jump after Rate Cut, Yield Curve Steepens, Bond Market Gets Edgy

Bond market reacts to inflation expectations and supply of new bonds, not the Fed’s policy rates. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 4.14% on Friday, after having dropped briefly below 4.0% on September 11 (closing at 4.01%). On Wednesday last week, during an algo-driven moment, it also dropped to 4.0%, from 4.05%, then jumped right back to …

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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night following a strong week for the major averages, in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at fresh all-time highs. Dow futures fell by 51 …

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Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn says “we’ve seen the job market degrade,” though it may be “temporary”

Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn says “we’ve seen the job market degrade,” though it may be “temporary”

Washington — Gary Cohn, IBM vice chair and former National Economic Council director in President Trump’s first term, said Sunday that “we’ve seen the job market degrade,” though he noted that it may be “temporary.” “The Federal Reserve itself and the board of governors admitted that we are having a declining job market. And we see that,” Cohn said on …

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The Hottest Thing in the Stock Market Is Suddenly Boring Tech – Bloomberg.com

The Hottest Thing in the Stock Market Is Suddenly Boring Tech  Bloomberg.com Fears of a Tech Bubble Have It Backward. Stocks Can Keep Going.  Barron’s These 3 charts show how the rise of technology stocks has transformed the U.S. equity market  MarketWatch AI frenzy has been “major driver” of single-stock volatility, Barclays says  Investing.com Tech Titans Continue to Propel S&P 500 to New Heights …

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The Stock Market Got a Rate-Cut Boost. Where It’s Headed Next. – Barron's

The Stock Market Got a Rate-Cut Boost. Where It’s Headed Next.  Barron’s Markets hit record highs as ‘Fomo’ infects investors  Financial Times Dow, S&P 500 close at fresh records, log big gains for the week after Fed rate cut: Live updates  CNBC Why are stocks setting records when the economy feels down in the dumps?  CNN Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs …

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Milei’s fall from grace: Argentina’s stock market becomes the world’s worst performer in 2025 | Economy and Business

Milei’s fall from grace: Argentina’s stock market becomes the world’s worst performer in 2025 | Economy and Business

The romance that investors had with Argentina since Javier Milei’s victory in November 2023 is going through its worst slump. The Merval index, which groups more than 20 major companies in the country, has declined around 30% so far this year, making the local stock market the worst-performing in the world during the first eight and a half months of …

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Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market

Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market

In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan’s policy board voted unanimously Friday to start unloading about ¥335 billion ($2.4 billion) a year of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Japan real estate investment trusts (J-REITS). Stocks sank immediately after the announcement. The Nikkei 225 stock index, which hit a new record just after the open, dropped more than 1% as traders …

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Stock Market on Sept. 19, 2025: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq end at fresh records; stocks see a winning week after Fed meeting – MarketWatch

Stock Market on Sept. 19, 2025: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq end at fresh records; stocks see a winning week after Fed meeting  MarketWatch Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs for second day as tech, trade headlines lift markets  Yahoo Finance Markets hit record highs as ‘Fomo’ infects investors  Financial Times Dow, S&P 500 close at fresh records, log big gains for …

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$1.6B FTX payouts set to hit the market – Here’s how & when

.6B FTX payouts set to hit the market – Here’s how & when

Journalist Posted: September 20, 2025 Key takeaways What’s going on with FTX? FTX will distribute $1.6 billion on the 30th of September, though it’s slightly less than the $1.9 billion first promised. Could this cause an altcoin rally? Possibly. With the Altcoin Season Index at 86, fresh liquidity could fuel rallies if funds flow back into crypto. FTX is back …

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